One year of Gaza War, protests around the world... "Calling for a ceasefire" vs "Support Israel"

[Anchor]
On the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Gaza War, large-scale rallies were held around the world calling for a ceasefire, and protests were held in support of Israel.

In the midst of this, the families of hostages taken by Hamas once again voiced their opinions that the important thing is not retaliation but the release of hostages.

Reporter Park Young-jin reports.

[Reporter]
Protesters With Giant Palestinian Flags,
Scream 'Stop the war' with slogans criticizing
Israel.

[Pro-Palestinian protester] No one can live in peace unless we all live in peace. I am completely against slaughter, death and war.

"Liberate Gaza from Hamas"

Pro-Palestinian protests followed by protests in support of Israel.

[David Jessen / Pro-Israeli Protest: I want to speak out against them because the events of October 7 are massacres committed by Hamas and this is an unprecedented crime.]

One year since the Gaza War,

More than 40,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched in London,
Protests calling for a ceasefire continued in many parts of the world, including
Paris and Rome.

There were also clashes between protesters and police.

In major Israeli cities, there were also protests by hostage families demanding the release of hostages taken by Hamas.

Family criticizes Israeli government for still letting go of hostage negotiations

The important thing is not retaliation, but to find hostages.

[Israel Hostage Family: You are a partner in this crime unless you do everything you can to get your hostages back]

With both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests intensifying in the first year of the Gaza war, concerns over terrorism and hate crimes have been raised, raising the level of alert.

I'm Park Youngjin of YTN.

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